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Bat Eared Fox
The Bat-eared Fox is a canid of the African savannah. It is named after its huge
ears. Bat-eared Foxes have tawny fur, their ears, legs and parts of the face are
black. They are 55 cm in length (head and body), their ears are 13 cm long. It is
the only species in the genus Otocyon.

The teeth of the Bat-eared Fox are much smaller than teeth of other canid
species.  This is an adaptation to their insectivorous diet.  80% of the diet
consist of insects.  Bat-eared Foxes visit termite hills, follow locust swarms or
stay close to herds of zebras or antelopes in order to feed on the insects
landing on their excrements.  In addition to insects Bat-eared Foxes eat
rodents, birds and eggs, and sometimes fruits.

Bat-eared Foxes are nocturnal animals that live in small groups consisting of a
couple and their young.  The pairs live in dens and raise the pups (two to five)
together.  Mated pairs are very social and are monagamous, although it is
unknown if they mate for life.

Due to their unusual teeth,  Bat-eared Foxes were once considered as a
distinct subfamily of canids (Otocyoninae). However, according to more
recent examinations, they are closely related to the true foxes of the genus
Vulpes.  Other research places the genus as an outgroup which is not very
closely related to foxes. The Bat-eared Fox is an old species that was widely
distributed in the Pleistocene era. In that time it even lived in parts of West
and South Asia.  

This video clip is of a caracal, very similar looking to the bat-eared
fox.  The only other  Bat-Eared Fox videos I could locate were those
animals in captivity *ugh*

You can view a really exceptional BBC Video on the Bat Eared Fox
here
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